Requirements for the Active Directory Recovery
Agent

Review the following requirements before you
restore individual objects and attributes using the Active
Directory Recovery Agent:

You must have a full mode backup of the ADAM/AD LDS
or the Windows System State (where Active Directory is
installed).

You must use one of the following Windows operating
systems on the computer where Active Directory is in use:

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4.

ADRA does not support
reanimation of objects from the Active Directory Deleted Objects
container on a Windows 2000 domain controller. Symantec recommends
that you use the Remote Agent on a Windows 2003 domain controller
to run GRT restore jobs of deleted objects. Deleted objects can
only be restored using an agent on a Windows 2000 domain controller
if the Recreate deleted object check box is checked. This check box
is located on the Restore Job Properties dialog box after you
select the Microsoft Active Directory node under Settings.

Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or
later

Windows Server 2003 R2

Windows Server 2008

You must use a version of the Windows operating
system that supports minifilter drivers on the media server that
runs the restore job. Minifilter drivers are supported in the
following Windows operating systems:

Windows 2000 with both Service Pack 4 and the
Windows 2000 Rollup Patch 1 installed

Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or later
installed.

Windows Server 2003 R2

Windows Server 2008

You must run the Backup Exec Remote Agent for
Windows Systems version 12.5 on the computer where Active Directory
is installed.

You must designate a location on the media server
disk where Backup Exec can temporarily place the objects and
attributes that are being restored when you restore from tape.

Make sure you select the option Use Backup Exec
Granular Recovery Technology (GRT) to enable the restore of
individual objects from Active Directory backups. Individual
attributes and properties cannot be restored from full Active
Directory and ADAM/AD LDS backups if you do not select this option
during backup.

Note:

You
cannot restore individual objects and attributes from Active
Directory backups for a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC). You
should do GRT backups and restores of the Active Directory to a
writable centralized datacenter domain controller.